do you have to use a preamp, or can you hook it directly to your receiver for more sound?
13401
This device needs no pre-amp. You can hook it into any standard 2-channel input.
13402
I don't know other than to say this is not a turntable for serious audiophiles.
13403
The pre-amp is self contained in the unit. It's output is fine to plug into an aux input of your receiver.
2025079
You should not need a pre-amp if you have a PHONO input on your receiver. That input is usually amped to RIAA specs and will play your signal from your magnetic cartridge. If you find that the sound output from your turntable is very low, you will need a pre-amp. If your turntable has one built-in, turn it on. Otherwise just buy a stand alone pre-amp and hook your turntable into it and then the pre-amp into your receiver.
1977045
Your speaker wires still go to the receiver...The pre-amp is only for your turntable...
129782
There is a switch in the back for phono or auxiliary. If you use the auxiliary you will not need a preamp. I use this option and it works very well.
2243071
No. You'd need an external preamp if your receiver (or whatever device receiving the turntable output) doesn't have an internal preamp.
945028
I have not hooked it into my TV as I have another set hooked into the TV but you should not need any other pieces or products to amplify sound. These speakers do a pretty good job of that already. So no, you won't need a preamplifier.
2028975
This unit is a pre amplifier and requires an amplifier to be connected to it. You would in turn connect your speakers to the amplifier. The only speakers that can be directly connected to this unit are powered speakers and you would connect them to the appropriate rca or Xlr line outputs.
374804
U can connect direct to the radio, dont need a amp, and u can connet two but from different output to have better sound
1900856
No, you need a pre-amplifier. To connect it you can use RCA cables or balanced ones (if the preamp has that option). Some times you can connect a source directly to a power amplifier if that source has a variable output (if not, you cannot control the volume), but it is not my recommendation.
117256
You need a powered subwoofer. There is a pre-out (low power signal) on the receiver that connects via an RCA cable to the input of your powered sub. You can confirm this on the images on the Amazon listing.
855858
Yes, because of the USB capabilities, I believe this model has a pre-amp already installed in it. Some receivers have a pre-amp installed, if there is a "phono" input. Mine does not and I use the "CD" input. I haven't tried it, but I would assume you could connect the turntable directly to speakers and it would be fine.
1482635
Yes. Plus the signal is so strong I use a preamp. But a preamp isn't necessary, just more convenient.
1927618
Yes, a premp boosts the signal to your amp and though your receiver has a phone input this preamp will clean up the signal and give a richer sound. Make sure your amp and the receiver / preamp are grounded. This makes a huge difference. You can ground the preamp to the reciever or to a copper water pipe or rig an out ground( to the third prong)
298310
I imagine you've already figured this out, but this unit has no phono pre-amp. You'll have to either buy an outside pre-amp for your old turntable (better quality, usually) which in turn plugs into your receiver or buy a new turntable that has its own pre-amp and regular RCA outputs for this unit (and most others I've seen).
2171481
It would have to be connected between a pre amp and a power amp. This unit makes everything sound better!
1504406
Nope. No preamp needed for this model. You can definitely use the USB inputs, but even the analog (RCA) output on this table can plug into any line-level input on a receiver. It has it's own built in phono preamp in addition to the USB out.
254886
YOu can hook it up several ways. 1) Pass your amp's speaker outputs through. 2) Subwoofer connection from your amplifier. 3) Through a pre-out from you amp. #2 is the recommended way. Since it has it's own, built-in amp, it really makes little difference about what kind of receiver/amplifier you have, especially if it has a sub-woofer output, which all news amps will. This thing is POWERFUL. I cannot turn it up all the way in my gameroom (20 ft by 15ft) without hurting my ears. It will fill a gymnasium. A 4-car garage, no problem. A helicopter in the movie and you will beleive it's flying right over your house. Ask anymore questions you like. John O.